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ABC DepartmentArchitecture, Built Environmentand Construction Engineering

建筑学 architecture 建築建成 built 建造环境 environment 環境建筑 construction 建設工程 engineering 工学

May 31° 2016 - ISFTTAR meeting

ABC Department

The department:– 155 Researchers, Associate and Full professors– About 100 “Assistant Researchers” (assegnisti),

“Assistant Professors” and other contracts– About 40 Administrative and Technical Staff– About 100 PhD Students (now about 90)

ABC Department

The department:– 155 Researchers, Associate and Full professors– About 100 “Assistant Researchers” (assegnisti),

“Assistant Professors” and other contracts– About 40 Administrative and Technical Staff– About 100 PhD Students (objective)

Our department is one of the biggest in Italy, for Construction and Architecture

ICAR05 TRASPORTI

ICAR06 TOPOGRAFIA E CARTOGRAFIA

ICAR07 GEOTECNICA

ICAR08 SCIENZA DELLE COSTRUZIONI

ICAR09 TECNICA DELLE COSTRUZIONI

ICAR10 ARCHITETTURA TECNICA

ICAR11 PRODUZIONE EDILIZIA

ICAR12 TECNOLOGIA DELL'ARCHITETTURA

ICAR14 COMPOSIZIONE ARCHITET. E URBANA

ICAR15 ARCHITETTURA DEL PAESAGGIO

ICAR17 DISEGNO

ICAR18 STORIA DELL'ARCHITETTURA

ICAR19 RESTAURO

ICAR21 URBANISTICA

ICAR22 ESTIMO

INGIND11 FISICA TECNICA AMBIENTALE

MED42 IGIENE GENERALE E APPLICATA

SECSP06 ECONOMIA APPLICATA

SECSP07 ECONOMIA AZIENDALE

Social Sciences

Urban Planning

Cost Engineering

Architectural&Urban Design

Building Technologies

StructuralMechanics

Arch. History

Modelling

Building Physics & Services Surv

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Built Heritage

The Disciplines of the Department

And one of the most complete, for what concerns Scientific Disciplines for our sector

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ABC strategic research lines

ABC strategic research lines1. Advanced Materials and Innovative

Systems for Buildings2. Energy and Environmental Efficient

Built Environment3. Risk prevention and emergency

management4. Architectural Design and Urban

Design5. Complex Buildings Design,

Construction and Management6. Preservation, Valorisation and

Promotion of Built Heritage7. ICT and Smart Systems in

Construction and Planning8. Built Environment Economics and

Management

5 Full professors5 Assoc prof.4 Researchers

12 PhD CandidatesNot included short term contractsfor teaching and research

Technical fabrics and textiles

Multicomponent membranes

PVC coated polyesterPTFE coated glasssilicone coated glassPTFE +To2 coated glassPolyesterPolyetileneAramidic fibresPBOcarbon fibresETFEPVDFTHVcoated PTFEcoated PVDFNylon…

Mechanical characterization

Weathering (soiling) resistance (solar reflectance)

HMT – hygrothermal modelling

GFRP bars

before

after the test

Design and application









Management


11 PhD Candidates

16New Buildings

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Zero Energy Buildings

17New Buildings

HOUSING SOCIALE BRESCIA (BS)

Anno di costruzione 2009Volume lordo climatizzato 6.817 m3

Superficie utile 1.682 m2

Pompa di calore geotermicaImpianto solare termicoImpianto solare fotovoltaico

Classe energetica A+

18Neighborhoods, cities and territory

19Existing Buildings: Energy Audit

20Existing Buildings: Monitoring

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21Existing Buildings: Infrared Audit

Fonte: documentazione tecnica FLIR

ENERGY WATER MATERIALS

AIR EMISSIONSWATER EMISSIONS

WASTE

Life cycle analysis of impacts









Management

6 Full professors7 Assoc prof.4 Researchers9 PhD Candidates

Seismic vulnerability assessment

Reinforcement of existing structures

Safety, serviceability, diagnosys …

Resilient Design

Emergency management









Management

8 Full professors9 Assoc prof.

16 Researchers15 PhD Candidates

Mobility for growth

New forms of settlements

Urban analysis for growth (Cities and Countryside)in Developing Countries









Management


12 PhD Candidates

Healthcare facilities planning

Sport infrastructure planning and design

Structural hybrid systems

Structural hybrid systems









Management


Preventive conservation

Landscape conservation and valorization

Heritage valorization









Management


Briefing-Functional req.-Estimates-Conditions-Requirements

Knowledge databases-Best practise knowledge-Own practice

Laws and regulations-Building regulations

-Building specifications

CAD software-Drawings, calculations-Architect, engineer,…

Visualisation-Visualisation, 3D models

Simulations-Comfort-Ventilation, heating-Life cycle cost-Light, sound-Insulation-Fire, usage-Environment-Life time predictions

Specifications-Specification sheets

-Classification standards-Estimates, accounting

Procurement-Product databases

-Price databases

Facility management-Letting, sale, operations-Maintenance-Guaranties

Demolition, refurbishment-Rebuild-Demolition-Restoration

Construction management-Scheduling-Logistics, 4D

BIM

IFC+IFD

VECTOR

CAD

BIMID

DATABASE

PHOTOCONTRACT

PRICE

MEASUREVIDEO

ESTIMATING

SAFETY

ENERGY EFFICIENCY

Construction databasefor Building Management

http://www.gettyimages.com/search/search.aspx?contractUrl=2&language=en-US&family=creative&assetType=image&p=solar%20energy&src=standard

BIM 4 heritage

Topography

Photogrammetry Laser scanning

SURVEY

Direct survey

USE

Extraction of different information









Management


11 PhD Candidates

Competitiveness, sustainabilityand inclusivity of urban and territorial growth

ABCPhD ProgramArchitecture, Built Environmentand Construction EngineeringDoctorate Program

enrico de angelis

架構 architecture房屋 construction工程 engineering environment (built) 環境

Cercateci su slideshare e su FACEBOOK

Enrico De Angelis, assoc.prof. ABC Dept.

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PhD School – Polimi 18 Programmes 1200 PhD candidates ~ 400 new PhD candidates per year (~ 85% of them earn

grants or research contracts) (~ 1500 applications) ~ 30% International students ~ 200 third-level courses, held by Italian and International

Experts, mostly in English – at least an English track About 4k Doctors in 30 years Less than 1/3 works in university Research in international environment (international

projects, professors, PhD candidates)

ARCHITECTURALCOMPOSITION

Building System ENGINEERING

Cultural Heritage

Built Environment Technologies

Structural Engineering

ABCPhD

decided to merge

about three years ago …FIVE PhD PROGRAMS

29° ciclo - 2013-16 30° ciclo - 2014-17 31° ciclo - 2015-18 32° ciclo - 2016-190

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doppio dottoratoindustrialesenza borsaassegni di ric.borse ABC cofinborse ABCborse estborse MIUR

ABCPhD (now: about 90 Candidates)

ABC-PhD Program is you (your value is our value)

ABC-PhD

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Our Mission

to train future researchers for the extensive field of Architecture, Built Environment and Construction Engineering.

Trained to face complex questions in complex contexts

Trained to innovate

Our Vision (1)Our future researchers are self-sufficient, independent “actors”, able to gain an outstanding position at an international level:

as scientist/academic

as intellectuals

as professionals

as entrepreneurs

Trained to face complex questions in complex contextsand to innovate

Our Vision (2)We aim to become – in few years – the Italian Point of Reference for training experts in all the most critical subjects related to the sustainable (environmental, economical, social and cultural sustainability) transformation and management of the Built Environment ecosystem

Immagine trovata in internet: http://www.gentside.com/phare/wallpaper

Polimi is in the IDEA LeagueParisTech: collaborationImperial College: withdrawal

Our principles (the ten pillars)of a competitive, attractive, well working PhD Program

1 – Doctoral Candidates are trained producing original research

Research training is through research itself, working with other researchers, mainly in the ABC Department.Candidate’s activity is embedded in our institutional activity (Sistematica Collaborazione all’interno in programmi di ricerca dipartimentali)

[Salzburg Principles, 1 and 2]

2 – PhD candidates are trained as independent (mentored) researchers

Mentors (tutor, supervisor, advisor) are counsellors, trainers, bosses , and their qualities are:

– Credibility– Integrity– Confidence– Cooperation

Mentorship means to involve, to offer opportunities, also for learning from errors and bearing responsibilities.

Pablo E. Fabisch - http://paesmem.stanford.edu/html/proceedings_4.html

[Salzburg Principles, N.4: Early Stage Researchers, and N.5, The crucial role of supervision …]

http://paesmem.stanford.edu/html/proceedings_4.html

http://paesmem.stanford.edu/html/proceedings_4.html

3 – PhD training is tailored on the Candidate and his/her objectives

Each Candidate defines, with the Tutor his/her Research and Training Plan (R&Tplan):– A lot of research activity about a

chosen topic (66-85%).– Some formal training (few), to

gain a common starting level and to fill possible gaps, to get basic skills (e.g. research management and communication) and to be updated

4 – PhD candidates are continuously reviewed and assessed

ABC-PhD: study + work + internal review and external assessment– Mentorship comes together with systematic review (6

Milestones) and independent assessment (by external experts) of candidate’s projects and products

– Results are planned and expected from the first year

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[Salzburg Principles, N.5, The crucial role of supervision and assessment]

5 – Strong relations with other researchers in the global network

There are thousands of researchers in Europe, hundrieds of thousands in the world: the most of them works on similar projects and topics.

http://www.phdcomics.com/comics/archive/phd112006s.gif

[Salzburg Principles, N.9, Increasing mobility]

6 – A management system designedto improve our performances

[Salzburg Recommendation 2.7, Quality and accountability]

7 – High level and wide disciplinar spectrum doctoral training offer

The whole PhD School offers a complex and wide set of courses on may topics and disciplines, with the best international teachers and about the most actual research questions.The Program adds a good number of strategic and specialistic courses and research workshops about our main topics

[Salzburg Principles, N.3: Diversity]

8 – An effective recruitment process

1. Open, efficient, transparent and supportive recruitment procedures , internationally comparable and tailored to the advertised positions.2. A selection based on the research of the compromise among youngers potential, personal motivation and proved competencies.

[Salzburg Recommendation 2.2, Recruitment, admission and status]

9 – Publishing PhD (but not too much)

PhD Candidates are directly involved in active research. Their average number of peer-reviewed publications during the PhD is about 2,0. We aim to grow a lot in the future: not a lot in number, in quality.Alternative to publication: PATENT!

[Salzburg Principles, N.4: Doctoral Candidates as early stage researchers.]

[Salzburg Reccomendation 2.4, The outcome of their research must be original and suitable for dissemination within the scientific community]

10 – Strong relation with stakeholdersCandidate’s activity is embedded in the institutional activity of the ABC Department, that is defined in a strong relation with stakeholders. Moreover, Candidates are strongly encouraged to stay in relation with stakeholders …

EC Principles for Innovative Doctoral Training in Europe: 5. Exposure to industry and Interface with the labour market

10 – Strong relation with stakeholdersCandidate’s activity is embedded in the institutional activity of the ABC Department, that is defined in a strong relation with stakeholders. Moreover, Candidates are strongly encouraged to stay in relation with stakeholders …

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… to open the door and look around

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… to open the door and look around

… as soon as possible, before ending your PhD and your scholarship!

WE ARE A GREAT STRUCTURE,with a rich scientific legacyWE WANT to be competitiveand attractive (investors and best students)WE WANT to be (to give back)a value for our COUNTRY

In conclusion:

EC Principles for Innovative Doctoral Training in EU: 6. Attractiveness of the research profession

motivated

We look for …

open minded

We look for …

international

We look for …

cut for research(foolish&curious)

We look for …

Eager to innovate(more foolish, more curious)

We look for …

We look for the BESTPhD Candidates to be trainedin/for the wide fields ofArchitectureBuilt Environmentand Construction Engineering

Who is the PhD holder?The ten “doctoral plus”

1. A PhD holder knows how to find answers

If you are trained to identify and solve problems, you are trained for decision-making:• critical thinking • complex problem solving

Isaiah Hankel, “7 Advantages PhDs Have Over Other Job Candidates” www.cheekyscientist.com

http://www.cheekyscientist.com/

2. A PhD holder is not easily frightened:he/she learns from failures …



2. A PhD holder is not easily frightenedHe is tempered in uncertainty …


… and fully experienced with negative bosses


3. A PhD holder is taught (tempered) for high level communication


You don’t just regurgitate information, you create it.


4. A PhD holder is taught (tempered) to compete and to cooperate



5. A PhD holder is adaptable to change (technological, social, organizational)

… he/she is trained to generate the change and often is already beyond the chance that is to come

6. PhD holder’s talent is innovation[progressive&disruptive innovation]

«les docteurs … peuvent apporter “les innovations de rupture” qui feront les emplois et la croissance de demain» M.C. Corbier, LesEcho.fr 12/11/14

7. PhD holders share a valuable set of relations with experts and stakeholders

PhD Doctors are requested to build relations at a global level with the most influential and experts and to join, locally too, with stakeholders and their representative. These networks are less easily ACCESSIBLE by industrial and social parties

8. PhD holders have knowledge, experience and creativity to use it with high profit

9. The three years costs to grow PhD holders are payed back by their three year work

PhD Candidates, during their first year are mostly devoted to understand the questions to face and to complete their knowledge. But they start working ASAP … and the more their are helped in this first task, the quicker their results come … do you have any question?

three year costs may be payed bach before than three year

10. PhD training cost is lowbut it needs medium term programs

Slide by: Lidia Borrell-Damian Director, Research and Innovation, European University Association, 8th EUA-CDE workshop Aix-Marseille, January 2015)

Wrap-up notesPotentially interesting TOPICS

1. Structural Health Monitoring. Damage identification algorithms, experimental verification and environmental effects

2. Durability of composites/smart composites3. Geophysics and geotechnics, soil strengthening soil characterization

techniques4. Energy management in buildings and districts, complex urban

systems such as metro-stations, leisure facilities, hospitals.5. BIM based management, procurement and design

Education

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